Single Flower. Photo from R. V. Roger

See photo from Pottertons Nursery

Foliage

See photo from Bloms Bulbs. See photo with Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture description from Gardenology

Form

Click on photos including seed from Pacific Bulb Society

Plant Name

Gladiolus carneus

Classification Code x40

(Syn. Gladiolus blandus carneus, Gladiolus cuspidatus vetricosus, Gladiolus macowanianus, Gladiolus poppei, Gladiolus prismatosiphon)

From the Latin gladius ("sword"), the name used by Pliny, referring to the shape of the leaves.

Common Name

Painted Lady, Bergpypie, White Afrikaner, Witbergpypie

Soil

Well-drained Sand or Chalk with Humus (Apply 4 inch (10 cms) deep mulch with mown autumn leaves and grass by each December, mix that mulch in with the top 9 inches (22.5 cms) of soil before replanting in April/May after last expected frost - further cultivation details in the Introduction Page). Can be planted in Clay using Dombrain's method to prevent rotting of the corm.

Sun Aspect

Full Sun

Soil Moisture

Dry

Plant Type

Perennial Corm

Height x Spread in inches (cms)
(1 inch = 2.5 cms,
12 inches = 1 foot = 30 cms,
24 inches = 2 feet,
3 feet = 1 yard,
40 inches = 100 cms)

12 x 4 (30 x 10)

Foliage

Blue-Green and sword-shaped

Flower Colour - Classification Colour - in Month(s). Seed

Large light Pink - Pink (Pale) 40 - blooms with dark pink spots on the lower petals on a 16 inch high flower spike in May-June.

The flowers occur 80-90 days after planting.

R.V. Roger despatch these between July and September, so grow inside in a deep pot for flowering in the autumn, before putting the contents of the pot in the garden in April/May so that it can flower at its usual time in the summer.

Comment

Can be planted anytime of the year as long as frost is not likely, allowing several crops or seasons of flowers to be had by successive plantings. Flower in about 80-90 days. Set corms at least 4 inches (10 cms) deep, about 6-10 inches (15-25 cms) apart. April/May is the normal planting time in most areas, however in warmer regions, where little or no frost occurs, can be grown year-round. In colder areas, corms best lifted after flowering. Dry and store in well-ventilated, warm place where temperature is about 11 Centigrade.

These are "relatives of the hybrid Gladioli that are commonly grown during the summer, but these are winter-growing species from South Africa. In their native habitats, which range from seasonal wetlands to dry grass plains, they emerge in early winter as temperatures start to fall (8-10 Centigrade at night, 20-24 Centigrade during the day), producing sword-like foliage and sprays of the most delightful flowers. They all require a bone dry dormancy in the summer. Superb in a pot in a frost-free greenhouse or sunny conservatory. Need a very well-drained compost, water once on planting and leave until shoots emerge, then water and feed regularly. These flowers are generally smaller and more elegant in formation than the modern summer hybrids bred for showiness and size." from R.V. Roger.

"A bulb from the winter rainfall areas of Southern Africa. Readily sets seed, and relatively easy to grow in a frost-free greenhouse." from R.V. Roger.

Available from R. V. Roger. , Pottertons Nursery and seed from Scampton Succulents with B & T World Seeds in America

R.V. Roger sells these other varieties for frost-free conditions - links are provided here to flower photos from other websites:-

• Gladiolus alatus - Orange flowers with lime green falls in July-August,
• Gladiolus angustus - Pale yellow flowers in May-September,
• Gladiolus caeruleus - Pale blue flowers in December-April but only for a week or so,
• Gladiolus 'Carine' - Creamy-white flowers over a month between June-October depending on the severity of the preceeding winter and your treatment,
• Gladiolus carinatus - Mauve flowers in March-June,
• Gladiolus 'Charm' - Violet-pink flowers in July-August,
• Gladiolus 'Charming Beauty' - Rose-pink flowers in June-August,
• Gladiolus 'Charming Lady' - Purple-pink flowers over a month between June-October depending on the severity of the preceeding winter and your treatment,
• Gladiolus x colvillei 'Albus' - White flowers in June,
• Gladiolus 'Elvira' - Pale pink flowers in July,
• Gladiolus floribundus - Cream flowers in June-July,
• Gladiolus gracilis - Pale mauve flowers in February-May,
• Gladiolus griseus - Purple, mauve and lime green flowers in May-July,
• Gladiolus huttonii - Red and orange flowers in December-March,
• Gladiolus 'Las Vegas' - Yellow flowers in April-July

"An excellent reference for Gladiolus species native to South Africa is:

Gladiolus in Southern Africa by
Peter Goldblatt and John ManningFernwood Press, Vlaeberg, S.A., c 1998

Information for some of the Cape species and details of the origin of modern glads can be found in:

Growing Gladioli by
Eric Anderton and Ron Parks
Timber Press, Portland, OR, c 1989

Cultural information on Gladiolus species and many other genera of cape bulbs can be found in:

Cape Bulbs by
Richard L.Doutt
Timber Press, Portland, OR, c 1994"

from
David Selinger, University of Arizona, America.

GLADIOLUS EUROPEAN NON-CLASSIFIED AND SPECIES CORM GALLERY PAGES
Site Map of pages with content (o)

Introduction

FLORET DIAMETER
(o)1 Miniature <2.5"
(o)2 Small 2.5-3.5"
(o)3 Medium 3.5-4.5"
(o)4 Large 4.5-5.5"
(o)5 Giant >5.5"

FLOWERING SEASON
(o)VE Very Early
(o)E Early
(o)EM Early Mid
(o)M Mid
(o)LM Late Mid
(o)L Late
VL Very Late

FOLIAGE COLOUR
(o)Green
Other Colour

CULTIVAR GROUP
(o)Nanus
(o)Primulinus
(o)American Grandiflorus
(o)European Grandiflorus
(o)From Russia

SEED/CORM COLOUR
Corm

BED PICTURES
Garden

Website Structure Explanation and User Guidelines

Click on Number in the Flower Colour Wheel below to link to that Gladiolus Flower Colour Page

See Introduction Page for Colour Classification Code details.

00 is White (Pale)

More detailed information about ALL these gladioli on the
BULB INDEX G PAGE FOR GLADIOLUS.
 

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb European A-E, F-M, N-Z Galleries for those classified by The British Gladiolus Society, or Non-Classified Gallery.

Nigel Coe from the British Gladioli Society has kindly let me use his photos. If a mail-order nursery from the UK is prepared to donate the use of their photos of the flower, foliage, overall plant, corm, flower arrangement, floret or award photo of any of their mail-order gladioli to this website, then more information can be provided with the existing gladioli from Europe and new ones added and compared. There are more than 600 Classified Code Gladioli in the list from the British Gladiolus Society and over 2500 in the classified list from the North American Gladiolus Council. This gallery and the other Gladioli galleries in this website were set up to detail and compare all those Gladioli.
No nursery from the UK, America, India or Australia has donated their photos from January 2012 to July 2015. I apologise that unlike the clothing industry who display their wares, that nurseries seem to only want to grow and not to inform the public about their plants for sale.
 

Gladiolus INDEX link to Corm Description Page

Flower Colour

is the Second
- Colour Code (0-9) -
and third digit
- Colour Strength (0-8) -
of 3 digit code
and
in the Colour Wheel above
and
on the right

Flowering Months

Blue back-ground if I have found a current mail-order supplier in October 2015

FLORET DIAMETER -
Diameter of the fully developed bottom floret of the spike

1st digit of 3 digit code

Description

Width of bottom floret
 

Notation for Gladioli in UK Classification System following 3 digit code in the Flower Colour Column

Notation for Gladioli in USA Classification System following 3 digit code in the Flower Colour Column
 

x

1

2

3

4

5

Not usually known for non-exhibition Gladioli

Miniature

Small

Medium

Large

Giant

Unknown Width

Less than 2.5 inches (6.25 cms)

2.5-3.5 inches (6.25- 8.75 cms)

3.5-4.5 inches (8.75- 11.25 cms)

4.5-5.5 inches (11.25- 13.75 cms)

Over 5.5 inches (13.75 cms)

Gladiolus 'Amster-dam'

White (Pale) - 500 EM

June, July, August

Gladiolus 'Atom'

Bright Red edged
Silver -
254 EM

May,
June

Gladiolus 'Ben Venuto'

Pink (Medium) - 444 EM

June, July, August

.....

Gladiolus callianthus
'Murielae'

Ivory White with Purpley-Brown centre

August, September

Gladiolus carneus

Light Pink with dark
Pink Spots

May, June

Gladiolus 'Carthago'

Orange-Scarlet -
456 M

June, July, August
Poland

Gladiolus 'Charming Beauty'

Rose-Pink

June, July,
August

Gladiolus 'Charming Lady'

Purple-Pink

June, July, August,
September, October

Gladiolus 'Cherry Berry'

Red (Pale) - 253 M

August

Gladiolus colvillei
'Albus'

White

June, July

Gladiolus 'Cream
of the Crop'

Yellow (Pale) - 310 M

August

Gladiolus 'Deciso'

Pink with Red blotch - 443 M

June

Australia

Gladiolus 'Ed's Conquest'

Red (Pale) - 253 M

August

Gladiolus 'Elvira'

Pink with Red blotches

July, August America

Gladiolus 'Espresso'

Red-Brown - 398 E

June, July,
August, September

Gladiolus 'Eurovision'

Vermilion Red, White vain -
456 M

August

Australia

Gladiolus 'Evergreen'

Green (Medium) -
404 M

June, July, August

Holland

Gladiolus 'Flevo Smile'

Yellow (Medium) -
215 M

July, August

Gladiolus 'Florence
Nightingale'

Lavender (Light) -
472 LM

September

Gladiolus 'Friendship'

Pink with Yellow throat - 445 E

July

America

Gladiolus 'Golden
Melody'

Yellow (Light) - 312 M

August

Gladiolus 'Goldfield'

Golden-Yellow - 416 LM

September, October

Gladiolus 'Grand
Finale'

Salmon-Pink with White throat - 445 M

August

Gladiolus 'Her Majesty'

Sky-Blue - 482 LM

August

Gladiolus 'Hotline'

Rose (Deep) - 267 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Huron Fox'

Red (Deep) - 256 M

August

Gladiolus 'Huron Jewel'

Red with White Arrows - 356 M

August

Gladiolus 'Impress-ive'

Pale Pink with deep pink markings

May, June, July, August, September

Gladiolus 'Jayvee'

Yellow (Medium) -
214 E

July

Gladiolus 'Jessica'

Salmon-Pink -
424 E

August

Gladiolus 'Karen 'P' '

Scarlet-Red - 253 M

August

Gladiolus 'Lady Elenore'

Orange - 224 M

August

Gladiolus 'Little Jude'

Rose flecked with Gold - 263 M

July, August,
September

Gladiolus 'Marina'

Gladiolus 'Marj 'S' '

Soft Toffee-Brown - 294 M
Pale Pink with White centre - 441 M

August

August

Gladiolus 'Mirella'

Orangey-Red -
x66

July, August

Gladiolus 'Mr Chris'

Lavender - 271 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Perth Pearl'

Creamy-White -
310 M

August

Gladiolus 'Pink
Elegance'

Pink with White
throat - 443 LM

September

Gladiolus 'Pinnacle'

Lavender - 470 M

August

Gladiolus 'Plaisir'

Salmon - 433 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Prins Claus'

White with Dark Pink markings - x01

June, July, August

Gladiolus 'Raymond
'C' '

Lavender-rose with Cerise blotch - 463 EM

August

Gladiolus 'Rose Elf'

Rose -
263 M

August

Gladiolus 'Ruth Ann'

White -
200 M

August

Gladiolus 'Slick Chick'

Salmon-Orange - 225 M

August

Gladiolus 'Tesoro'

Yellow - 314 M

July, August

Gladiolus 'Tristis'

Soft Yellow, striped
darker Yellow or Green

May, June, or October, November, December

Gladiolus 'Whistle
Stop'

Cream with Rose blotch on Yellow throat - 213 M

August

Gladiolus in Autumn Bulb Gallery

Gladiolus communis
subsp. byzantinus

Deep Magenta -
x56

June, July

America
UK

Gladiolus papilio
'Butterfly'

Red and Yellow -
x25

July, August

UK

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council pre 2008

If Peeters Enterprises Gladiolus , Pleasant Valley Glads & Dahlias , Honker Flats or other mail-order nursery from America are prepared to donate the use of their photos of the flower, foliage, overall plant, corm, flower arrangement, floret or award photo of any of their mail-order gladioli to this website, then more information can be provided with the existing gladioli from America and new ones added and compared.

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2008

'After-burner'

Red -
455 LM

August

'Akvarel'

Pink -
543 L

August

'Alpen Glow'

Orange - 425 M

July

'Anna Lynn'

Rose -
265 EM

July

'Ant. Peeters'

Rose -
465 EM

July

'Assol'

White -
301 LM

August

'Beauty Mark'

Yellow - 311 LM

July

'Blushing Blonde'

Yellow - 413 M

July

'Charm School'

Lavender - 375 EM

July

'Cherokee Nation'

Rose - 365 EM

July

'Christmas Orchid'

Rose - 265 E

July

'Cindy B'

Lavender - 473 M

July

'Conuma'

Rose - 267 EM

July

'Cool White'

White - 200 M

July

'Court Jester'

Yellow - 215 EM

July

'Dymos'

Rose - 466 M

July

'Enchanted'

Smokies - 295 E

July

'Fancy Ruffles'

Yellow - 313 LM

July

'Fragrant Lady'

Rose - 465 M

July

'Glad Boy'

Lavender - 474 M

July

'Goluboj Vodopad'

Violet - 584 LM

July

'Harvest Sunset'

Orange - 325 M

July

'Huron County'

Orange - 424 EM

July

'Island Sunset'

Salmon - 235 M

July

'Jupiter'

Orange - 521 LM

July

'Kiss of Rose'

Rose - 465 M

July

'Lava Dandy II'

Lavender - 473 M

July

'Leah Carolyn'

Yellow - 315 LM

August

'Lemon Blush'

Yellow - 313 VE

July

'Lemon Meringue'

Yellow - 111 M

July

'Lemon Tart'

Yellow - 215 M

July

'Light Snow'

White - 100 VE

July

'Merriment'

Pink - 243 EM

July

'Neat'

Rose - 365 M

July

'Nezhnost
(tender-ness)'

Pink - 541 LM

July

'Noch-naya Melod-iya
(night Melody)'

Blue - 485 LM

July

'Nostalgie'

Rose - 363 M

July

'Okouzlein'

Salmon - 335 M

July

'Opal Splash'

Lavender - 171 VE

July

'Orange Dart'

Orange - 127 EM

July

'Osenni Karnaval'

Lavender - 371 L

August

'Passion'

Pink -
445 M

July

'Peppi (female cat)'

Salmon - 435 M

July

'Perth Silence'

Lavender - 373 LM

August

'Pete's Gold'

Yellow - 314 M

July

'Powerful Lady'

Salmon - 435 LM

July

'Raspberry Cream'

Rose - 365 VE

July

'Red Deer'

Red - 453 M

July

'Red My Mind'

Red - 354 EM

July

'Reflection'

Pink - 345 EM

July

'Rosy Posy'

Rose -
465 M

July

'Royalist'

Purple - 278 E

July

'Rozovaya Fantazia
(pink fantasy)'

Rose - 462 L

August

'Scrump-tious'

Salmon - 333 M

July

'Show-bound'

Lavender - 475 LM

August

'Show-man's Delight'

Salmon - 435 LM

July

'Slastena
(sweeten-ing)'

Smokies - 493 LM

July

'Small Star'

Green - 103 VE

July

'Snow Owl'

White -
400 M

July

'Superior Champ'

Pink -
444 LM

July

'Terry'

Orange - 525 LM

August

'Vivacious'

Pink -
441 LM

August

'Volunteer'

Orange - 426 M

July

'Vosmoe Marta
(8th of March)'

Rose -
562 L

August

'Water-melon Wine'

Rose -
464 LM

August

'Willy Wonka'

Brown - 298 EM

July

'Wondrous'

Rose -
163 E

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2009

'Benjamin'

Purple - 379 LM

August

'Blazing Arrow'

Red - 454 LM

July

'Bold Heart'

White - 201 M

July

'Catharina'

Orange - 423 E

July

'Cheers'

Rose - 267AA M

July

'Crowd Pleaser'

Lavender - 373 M

July

'Eye Opener'

Rose - 265 EM

July

'Fiesta Americana'

Orange - 227 EM

July

'Fire Poker'

Red -
452 LM

July

'Flower Girl'

Lavender - 175 M

July

'Grand Girl'

Yellow - 112 E

July

'Heavenly Gold'

Pink -
343 EM

July

'Holy Moly'

Yellow - 213 EM

July

'Lavender Ice'

Lavender - 473 M

July

'Mercy Me'

Salmon - 235AA EM

July

'Miss Midas'

Yellow - 314 M

July

'Pure Poetry'

Salmon - 435 M

July

'Royal Touch'

Rose -
466 LM

July

'Sassy'

Yellow - 515AA EM

July

'Secret Lady'

White -
300 M

July

'Smarty Pants'

Purple - 279 EM

July

'Stately Lady'

Rose -
460 M

July

'Suzanne'

Rose -
466 M

July

'Tsolum'

Orange - 222 M

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2010

'Angelic'

Red - 252 M

July

'Best Bet'

Pink -
444 M

July

'Blue Bay'

Pale Blue - 483 EM

July

'Cool Compan-ion'

Rose -
267 M

July

'Dream On'

Salmon - 233AA M

July

'Extra-vagant Eyes'

Rose -
367 M

July

'Fiesta Frenzy'

Yellow - 313 M

July

'Fragrant Art'

Rose -
363 E

July

'Frosted Grape'

Lavender - 273 EM

July

'Gussy Up'

Orange - 423 LM

August

'Huron Destiny'

Salmon - 431 EM

July

'Mary's Dream'

Pink -
347 LM

August

'Nesook'

Lavender - 273 E

July

'Nimpkish'

Orange - 225 M

July

'Rose Flash'

Rose -
463 LM

August

'Rusty Red'

Red -
452 M

July

'Teaser'

Rose -
464 M

July

'Warm White'

White -
200 LM

August

'Wrigley'

Orange - 225 M

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2011

'Babsbill'

Yellow - 412 M

July

'Cocka-doodle'

Red -
357 M

July

'Coral Sea'

Salmon - 433 M

July

'Cypress Creek'

Red -
152 M

July

'High Stakes'

Red -
353 M

July

'Immac-ulate Heart'

Pink -
441 M

July

'Irish Cream'

Yellow - 210 M

July

'Mother Nature'

Rose - 463AAS EM

July

'Orange Effect'

Orange - 223 EM

July

'Pepper-mint Delight'

Pink -
441 M

July

'Peta Christina'

Rose -
462 EM

July

'Shenan-igans'

Red -
253 M

July

'Solar Star'

Yellow - 315AA M

July

'Velvet Revolution'

Red -
256 E

July

'Wowzer'

Orange - 425 M

July

Gladiolus in Gladiolus Bulb American A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, XYZ Galleries for those registered with North American Gladiolus Council in 2012

'Aaralyn'

Rose -
467 M

July

'Bald's Beauty'

Salmon - 433 M

July

'Delightful'

Rose -
463 EM

July

'Destiny'

Rose -
266 M

July

'Ex-president'

Salmon - 235 M

July

'Farmer's Daughter'

Orange - 424 AAS LM

August

'French Rose'

Rose -
367 M

July

'Gypsy Belle'

Rose -
466 M

July

'Happy Face'

Salmon - 433 AAS M

July

'Happy Hour'

Rose -
265 M

July

'Hendrika'

Rose -
462 M

July

'Juicy Fruit'

Salmon - 435 M

July

'Lauren'

Pink -
243 M

July

'Libuse'

Yellow - 413 M

July

'Lyle'

Salmon - 333 L

August

'Magic Rose'

Red -
257 M

July

'Natural Flame'

Yellow - 413 LM

July

'Orange Ensemble'

Orange - 425 EM

July

'Professor Plum'

Purple - 278 EM

July

'Pulchy'

Lavender 477 EM

July

'Quiver'

White -
201 M

July

'Sacia Lynn'

Lavender - 475 M

July

'Scarlet Starlet'

Red -
454 M

July

'Spritzer'

Rose -
363 EM

July

'Tabasco Cat'

Orange - 227 E

July

'The King's Kisses'

Lavender - 377 M

July

'Velvet Mistress'

Black -
458 LM

July

'William Tell'

Lavender - 475 M

July

Antanas Markevieius from Lithuania has kindly allowed me to use the photos from www.geles.biz, where he sells some Russian varieties as well as his own. If you want to buy the corms to grow in Lithuania or for export to your garden in your country, please contact him prior to middle of November each year. Lithuania became independent from Russia on 11 March 1990. The gladioli that he has registered with the North American Gladiolus Council are listed and linked to his website in the Cultivar from Russia / Lithuania Page. He has very kindly stated that he will provide the flowerhead height of his gladioli, so that I can create the relevant Gladiolus Description Page and then add them to the comparison pages and then they will appear in the next row.

Gladiolus are grown and hybridised in Australia and when a mail-order nursery donates the photos and cultivation details together with the specific climactic conditions appertaining to the gladioli that they have hybridised, then those can be added to the row below, together with their Gladiolus Plant Description Pages and comparison pages for those that they can export to you for your own garden in Australia and perhaps other countries.

The Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA) is the national India organization formed by the grassroots NGOs who had been involved in the promotion of renewable energy, ecological and natural resources development programmes with special focus on the implementation of biogas development in rural areas of the country, since 1980. They have hybridised some new varieties - see Gladiolus Bulb Site Map. These Gladiolus are grown in India and if a mail-order nursery donates the photos and cultivation details together with the specific climactic conditions appertaining to the gladioli that they have hybridised, then those can be added to the row below, together with their Gladiolus Plant Description Pages and comparison pages for those that they can export to you for your own garden.